Traffic-signaling device.



w. L. BRADLEY;

'TRAFFIC SIGNALING DEVICE.

APPLICATION `FILED NOV. 8,-'1915- Patented Jan. 29, 1918.

D skira s PATNT WILLIAM L. BRADLEY, OF RICHMOND, VIRGINIA.

TRAFFIC-SIGNALING DEVICE.

Specication of Letters Patent.

ratenteaaaa ae, 1918.

Y Application filed November 3, 1915. Serial No. 60,373.

ing Devices; and I do hereby declare the4 following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

l This invention relates `to a traffic signaling device.

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An object of the invention resides in the provision of a simple device which may be readily operated so as to indicate the opening and closing of traiiic on cross streets.

. A further object of they invention resides,

in so constructing the device that a visible as well as an audible signal will be given.

With these and other objects in view, such as will appear as my description progresses, my invention comprises the combination and arrangement 'of parts as set forth 1n and falling within the scope of the appendedv l ber 12 on each arm is open so that the light claimsa d In the drawing:

Figure '1 1s an elevational view of my device;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged vertical sectionall view .showing the manner in which the umbrella stem and the signal carrying-stand chambers.

ard are .mounted;

Fig.- 3 is an enlarged detail of the bell and bell ringing mechanism, looking at `the sidev -cf the same;

Fig. 4 is a horizontal sectional view showin the bell ringing mechanism; and

ig. 5 is a section on line 2-2 of Fig. 2. Referring to the drawing by reference characters wherein like parts are'indic'ated.

by like characters throughout the several viewsz, r v

In the drawing, I have illustrated a base 1 from which a post 2a extends vertically upward, which post is of tubular formation. `Secured to this post between its'ends and extending outwardly at right angles thereto is a clamping member 3 in which a sleeve 4 is mounted and secured, the .said sleeve eX- tending into the base. lThis sleeve terminates shortJ ofthe upper end of the post 2 and is provided with a circumferential slot 5which4 extendsfpartl'y around the sleeve. Secured to the upper end of the post 2 is a bearing member 6 and rotatably mounted in this bearing member and in the sleeve 4 is a signal carryingstandard7, on-which a collar is formed, which collar'bears against the l upper end of the sleeve 4 and maintains the standard in its proper position. This standard 7 is provided with an oisetportion 9 for the accommodation of an umbrella in a manner which will later appear. The upper end of the standard 7extends vertically and se cured thereto arev cross'arms 10 and 11 which extend at rightangles to each other. These cross arms have lamp carrying chambers 12 on the ends thereof, which chambers .are provided with bulls eyes 13. The arms are further provided with spacedplates l14 onwhich the word Open and the yword Closed appear, the former being on the arm 11 to each side of the standard 7 andthe latter on the arm 10 to each side of the said standard. TheI inner end of the lamp chammay pass between the plates 14 -and shine through the letters of the said words, the

' `letters being made of transparent material.

The ends of the chambers'12 are closed by drop doors 15 so that the lamps maybe readily placed in Iand removedA from the Secured to the lower end of the standard 7 and extending outwardly through the slot 5 in the sleeve 4 is an voperating-handle 16 by means of .which the standard may be turned,

the movement of the handle being limited by its contact with the ends of the slot 5. It will be obviousthat the standard 7 may be turned by means of the handle 16 so that the signaling `arms 0n the upper end of the standard may be turned in the desired direc` tion.4

A collar 17 is mounted on the upper end of the post 2a and is provided with a thumbin the post. Removably mounted in the upper end of this post is an umbrella 19, the stem 20 of which extends into the post and may be held therein by the thumb screw 18.

lt will. he obvious that with this pertieuler arrangement et the standard Y and the. ninhrella, that the letter indy he rens.oved .I reed.u

ily, when desired.

ln order that an et .le signal maybe given as the handle lo and the si sling arms are turned, l have provided .mnged may he lifted from the hell es the hendle lt?A is turned, l `have provided s trip lever 29 on one end of which a dog 3@ is pivot-elly mounted, the said dog,r beingprovided with en abrupt face 3l end e @ein t'see "1?. e dog; is further provided with :i linger which is adapted to Contact with the under 'lisce of the lever und this linger is normally held in Contact' with the said lever ley e spring 34, which spring also tends to drew the end of the lever on which the dog is mounted downwardly. The other end of the lever .is provided with e eem 35 wlleh is mounted in the' path ol movement ot' the handle 16 so that when the handle is moved in either direction, the end of the lever 29 will he depressed and the dog 30 raised so that the knoeker 25 will he raised from the bell. ,L

"When the hendle'lt is thrown to the lett from the position. shown in tot the drawings, 'the eem. 35 s depressed, will A, understood upon reference to Fig. 3 or drawings, moving the opposite end -o lever 29 with the dog 30 upwardly. Dui-ing: this movement, the abrupt or tiet 'fece 3l et the dog brushes vagainst the shoulder und lifts the knooker During' this movement of the lever 29, pivoting of the dog` with respeet. to the lever prevented hv reason of the Contact ofthe linger 3S ot the dog with the lower tace of the leven This upward movement or the dog eontinues until the dog has passed from engagement with the shout der 28, when the knooker is released and is thrown violently against the gong by the aotion of the spring 27. At this time, the handle 16 is still in Contact with the 35 but directly thereafter, the handle in its continued movement to the left, passes from the cam and the spring draws the lever 29 back to the position shown in Fig. 3. During this movement oi'f the lever 29, the Cain face of the dog strikes and rides over the shoulder Q8, the dogn moving on its piv otal connection i with the lever 29 et this time. lVhen the lever hss returned com pletely to the position shown in Fig., oi?

the drawings, teoe of the dogg;` has sell troni the shoulder 28 end thedog 'ts position with 4its linger age-inst he lever L29 and its fihropt fece 3l beneath he shoulder lihen when the handle 'i6 f moved haelt again, it reengeges the eem 35 and the oper. tionA is repeated.

lt sometimes desirable to look the standn lard 7 end the sleeve t together so that the loriner cannot move and l have provided the sleeve with. en. aperture which is edepted to register with s siniiler aperture in the standard 7, A pin. 3'? is mounted on e chain 3S which ehsin is secured to thehloelr 2l and this pin is adapted to he inserted in the sporters and the aperture in the standard 0 "2' which registers therewith end to prevent the turnng of the standard. llhen the stenderd is .looked in this position, the signal erins sro tnrnod'in seen positions 'that they will .neither indicate that the streets are opened or Close-il hut will extend in oler relation to the streets so that trettic may pass eeeh wey at will.

The coller 8 is provided with the letters i midl E vhioh indieete to the operator the position et "the signal arms, that is whether or not the oestor north tre-ille is open.

fr elain is mounted shove the signal :mns il) sn?. il and has e, reflector et@ for direeting e rfi-ys downwardly.

lWhile l have illustrated and described :i particular embodiment et my invention, it has .merely heen for the sehe of convenience And l' do not wish to be limited to that per or consti/.noti n without fjlensrting from they t he spirit et the invention er eieeeding scope of the depended eleinis.

What l el' Yi is 1 l., sie, filing device, the

e of s, rel-tively nievshle standard .mounted therein, signal arms secured to the i 3er end of the standard, n, post mounted ed; :i L the sleeve end hz'iving :in mnbrellaJ :mounted on the upper end thereof, the seid stendsrd having en offset por# tion. for the eeooininodetion of the ..zrnhrelln end s handle for rotating the stftnderd.

ln a device or' the @less described, the Combination with s. stationary sleeve, et ziv signal erin carrying standard rotatably mounted in said sleeve, e hell located adjacentthe sleeve, e lnooler or seid hellA e lever for ,fiotnetino' the Cani on one encl thereof sind. u handle .secured to the standard, the Cere heilig located in the path of nxoveinent of the handle so that it will depressed upon the n'imenient of the handle.`

.ln s "eviee oli' the class dos .:ril e l the Combiset/.on with :i stationery sleeve, of :1 signal erin carrying sten-derd rotatably lfnoolver having a' mounted theein, a bell located adjacent the of the handle to a predetermined position sleevet a knocker for said bell, a lever for with relation to each cam face. 10 actuatmg the knocke having a two-faced In testimony Whereof,I affix my signature,

0am and a handle secured to the standard in the Presence of two witnesses. D im 1f/mmm W L m www w www im tions to engage these faces of said Cams suc- Witnesses: cessively to actllate the lever, the said sleeve GEORGE AI-NSLiE, including means for limiting the movement G. E. DAWSON.' 

